Mambo

Mambo was a dusky man. The sun had burned him brown.
But when he met with the colour bar it never got him down.
He'd ask them what colour is the good Lord's skin
Tell me brother do
Is he black or is he brown or is he just like you?

He went into a bar one night but he heard the barman say
'We don't want no coloureds here,' so Mambo then said:
Pray tell me what colour is the good Lord's skin
Tell me brother do
Is he black or is he brown or is he just like you?

He went to pray in Pretoria but the preacher's face turned blue
He thumped on his bible and he told Mambo
'You're sitting in the White Man's pew,'
Oh tell me what colour is the good Lord's skin
Tell me brother do
Is he black or is he brown or is he just like you?

He went in search of a room one day but the landlord turned him down
Saying 'You can bet we've a room to let but man your skin is brown,
Oh tell me what colour is the good Lord's skin
Tell me brother do
Is he black or is he brown or is he just like you?

MATT McGINN
Mambo	Mambo was a dusky man. The sun had burned him brown. But when he met with the colour bar it never got him down. He'd ask them what colour is the good Lord's skin Tell me brother do Is he black or is he brown or is he just like you? He went into a bar one night but he heard the barman say 'We don't want no coloureds here,' so Mambo then said: Pray tell me what colour is the good Lord's skin Tell me brother do Is he black or is he brown or is he just like you? He went to pray in Pretoria but the preacher's face turned blue He thumped on his bible and he told Mambo 'You're sitting in the White Man's pew,' Oh tell me what colour is the good Lord's skin Tell me brother do Is he black or is he brown or is he just like you? He went in search of a room one day but the landlord turned him down Saying 'You can bet we've a room to let but man your skin is brown, Oh tell me what colour is the good Lord's skin Tell me brother do Is he black or is he brown or is he just like you?